CA9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Alston, Nenthead and Garrigill, in Westmorland and Furness.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CA9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in CA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CA9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CA9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CA9 at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.3 per 1,000 people across the CA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CA9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (82), other crime (30) and criminal damage and arson (14).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CA9 was 60.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CA9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CA9 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CA9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden 001A | 2,026 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.1% |
MPs for CA9
- Markus Campbell-SavoursLabourMP for Penrith and Solway98% of CA9’s postcodes
- Joe MorrisLabourMP for Hexham2.2% of CA9’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in CA91
Council1
Postcode districts next to CA97
More in the CA postcode area2
CA9 in brief
CA9 is a postcode district covering Alston, Nenthead and Garrigill, in Westmorland and Furness.
About 2,043 people lived in CA9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,000 in 2025 across 29 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CA9 was £190,000 in 2025.
CA9 had 2,026 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in CA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CA9, 78.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.